"reception" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "reception",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "receptions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The reception of this video game is pretty good. I recommend buying it."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A reception of something is how well it is doing."
      ],
      "id": "simple-reception-en-noun-gr~JDynT"
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A reception was held in the civic center for the winners of the county art competition."
        },
        {
          "text": "The bridal couple's gifts were displayed at the wedding reception."
        },
        {
          "text": "I shook Prince William's hand at the reception held for him in the White House rose garden."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A reception is a party-like social affair for meeting someone important or special."
      ],
      "id": "simple-reception-en-noun-t~qqc1By",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/rɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-reception.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "reception"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "reception",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "receptions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The reception of this video game is pretty good. I recommend buying it."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A reception of something is how well it is doing."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A reception was held in the civic center for the winners of the county art competition."
        },
        {
          "text": "The bridal couple's gifts were displayed at the wedding reception."
        },
        {
          "text": "I shook Prince William's hand at the reception held for him in the White House rose garden."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A reception is a party-like social affair for meeting someone important or special."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/rɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-reception.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "reception"
}